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Leader of the Band: The Life of Woody Herman

Leader of the Band: The Life of Woody Herman

by Lees, Graham
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Now comes the book that jazz lovers (and Lees's fans) have been waiting for - Leader of the Band, a vivid, full-scale biography of Woody Herman. Asked by Herman in 1986 to write his biography, Gene Lees has spent close to a decade working on it, interviewing many of Herman's childhood friends and lifelong acquaintances as well as numerous musicians.

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BrandOxford University Press
Pub dateJul 17, 1997
ISBN-100195115740
ISBN-139780195115741
LanguageEnglish
Paperback448.0 pages
Dimensions1.13 × 6.12 × 9.17 in
Weight1 lb
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